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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-01
DIDN'T KNOW BAKER.
A Bank Scene from Which the Reader
Can Draw Wholesome 1t sson.

A Bank Scene from Which the Reader
Can Draw "A Wholesome l., sson.
Yesterday forenoon as two men who
had lived neighbor to each other on
High street for year and walked down
town together hundred times, met on
Griswold street, one of them re-
marked:
Say, Green, drop into the bank with
me for minute. l want to be ident-
flied"
"Certainly, certainly repli d Green,
and they entered the bank and walked
to the teller's window.
you identify this man as Baker, do
yon?"
Baker? Baker? Yes, believe that
is his name
"Do you know it to he?'
MOO, but I've heard it was. He
lives next door to me-"
How much of family has hep
Hes got a wife, anyhow, and | SET
some children around"
"What does he do?"
Lets see He's got an office of som'
sort down town here, but | can t Sd,
| what he does"
Twill you positively identify him a
Baker?"
"Why-well-no, l guess not, thinl
he is, but he may be Barker, or Bark
UNI, or he may not be the one think
know. Excuse me, Mr.. Baker; I'd b
glad to oblige, you know, but | don
know you, you know. "-DetroH Ere
| Press
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-01

Now read this carefully. and note every
word, for it may lay the foundation for
your future happiness and health. Any
man or woman, young or old, that suffers
with any disease, no matter what 1T is
called. or of how long standing, or who
has doctored you. if you will sit down and
write me a full history of the case, and all
the symptoms, will write you my opinion
of the case. the probabilities of a cure and
cost. am prepared to treat everything
requiring surgical appliances as well as
incidentally; am graduate; 30 years prac-
tice. Men and women both can write to
me in strictest confidence. Persons com
ing to the city are requested to call on me.
Enclose a stamp and address
w. b. FORDEN, M. ID.
Offices and 8, First National Bank
Portland, Oregon.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-01
pupruRE PERMANENTLY CURED.

We will pay your fare from any part o.
United States to Portland and hotel expenses
while here if we do not produce indisputable
evidence from well-known bankers doctors
liability in the cure of reduceable rupture OF
hernia without knife needle or sharp instru
menL You are secure against accident from
the drst day until cured, and the cure guaran
teed permanent or money refunded. You car
work every day, no matter what your occupa
ton, without danger or Inconvenience. Con
situations free. Office hours from 10 70 daily
Correspondents will enclose stamp for reply
and address Drs. Forden & Luther, rooms ant
Q, First National bank. Portland. Oregon.
Mention this paper.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-01
THE RUDY RIVER

of life is the blood. From ii the system
receives all its material of growth and re.
pair. 1t bathes every tissue of the body
How necessary. then, that the blood
should be kept pure and rich DIR. Pierce 5
Golden Medical Discovery" is the great
blood food and blood purifier 1t is SOY.
ereign remedy for all diseases due to i'm
poverished blood, cen .umption, bronchitis,
weak lungs, scrofuia, influenza and kin
bred diseases
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-01
A Satisfactory Settlement.

Gentleman-I hear, Uncle Rastus,
that you and Dolphus have dissolved
partnership in the white-wash business
Uncle Rastus-Yes, sab; we is done
quit.
Gcntleman-Well, what kind of {
settlem ent did you makc?.
Uncle Rastus Scratching his hcadD-
Well, yo' see, sab, de 'rangcment an
dis. Dem what owes de firm ann to set
tie wiz Dolphus, an dem what de firm
owes am to settle wiv me. Dolphu
lowed dat war far 'rangement-
shar' an shar' alike.-Drake'S IrdU
eicrS' Magazine.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-01
There is a fellow making the to

There is fellow making the tour
of the Western dime museums this
winter advertised as Ali Pasha, the
Transparent Turk and Human Window
Pane" The advertisement has the in-
tercsting information: HE was on the
staff of the Sultan of Turkey at the
terrible battle of Plevne, when huge
cannon ball from the cruel Russian
artillery, swift on its errand of death,
passed completely through this brave
officers body. Admirable surgical
skill saved his life, and a pane OF
French window glass was fitted in the
gaping cavity with such admirable
nicely that we now have the Creates
marvel of the age. Sun, moon ant
stars shine through HIM; daylight
and gas light shine through him; yo'
can see through him. you can rea'
through him. ~. Y. Sun.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-01
THE OLD AND THE NEW.

The old-style pilish Who does not know
What agony they caused-what woe'
You walked the floor, you groaned, you
sighed,
And felt such awful pain inside,
And the next day you felt so weak
You didn't want TO move or speak.
Now Pierce's pellets" are so mild
They are not dreaded by child.
They do their work in painless way,
And leave no weakness for next day.
Thus proving what is oft contest
That gentle means are always best.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-01

"A juror at Oconee Court asked to
be excused from serving on the jury
on account of having to go home to
bury his dead mother in-law. Judge
Hutchins said it was legal excuse, as
any man ought to be excused to bury
his dead mother-in-aw or his sister-in.
aw.-AthenS (Gd.) Banner.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-01

An autopsy reve led the fact that thirty
Chinese pirates who were killed in Ton
quin had concealed their money under the
skin of their thighs, which they had after
ward neatly sewed up.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-01

COu z ms. "BrOiVn's bronchial
Troches" are used with advantage to allie
viate Coughs, Sore Throat, Hoarseness,
and Bronchial Affections. Sold only in
bores
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-01
liver. Blood, and l.ungS.

If YOU feel dull, drowsy, dcbiliiAted, have
sailow color Of skin, or yCllowish-br SPOTS
on fucc or body, frequent h,aaachc or diazi-
ness, bad taste in inouth, internal heat or
chlls. ALTERNATING with hot il,shes, low spirits
and gloomy forcbodngs, irregular appetite.
and coated tongue. You aro suffering li9m,
EndigestiOn, Dyspepsia. and Torpid
Liver, or "EsiIiousncss." In many
eases only part Of these symptoms are expo
renccd As II remedy FOR oil such onsca,
Dr. Picrcc,s Golden Medical DIS.
cOVcry is unsurpassed.
For weak Lungs, splitting OF
blood, Shortncss OF Isrcnth, Bron:
chitis, Asthma, severe Coughs eisi
kindred affections, 1t is an ctlie tent rene dy.
SOLD BY DRUGGIsrs, ut $l.0O, OF SIX
BOTTLES for $500.
Send ten cents in stamps for DIR. Picrce's
hook on CONSUMPTION. Address,
WORLDS Diepensary Medical Assoc.
citation. 663 Main Street, BUFFALO, N. \.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-01

Delicate diseases in either sex,
however indu ed, speedily cured. Book,
10 cents in stamps. Address, in conf
dence, Worlds Dispensary Medical Asso
citation. Gf3 Main street. Buffalo, N. Y.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-01

-CoIunbus Dispatch
1t is an i'll wind that blows no.
body good" and vet it can not be de-
MED that it would take pretty strong,
healthy breeze to blow some people
any better than they are. -Somerottle
J0urndi.
II is said that the young woman
who splashcs herself while working at
the washtub is fated to have drunken
husband. Very few young women
nowadays put themselves in danger
then. Boston Post.
-Doctor-Good morning! How are
you to-day? Pat.ent-B Setter, doc
tor; much better. Doctor-That's
good news was detained much long
er than expected, and was afraid you
would be uneasy Patient-O, no.!
| believe in the old adage: "A patient
waiter is no loser" -Boston Budget,
Come in my poor man." said a
benevolent lady to a ragged tramp,
"and | will get you something to eat. "
"Thauky, mum; don't care if / do.
Il suppose continued the lady, set
ting "a square meal before him, your
life has been full of trials?" "Yis,
mum; an the wust of it wuz allus g OF
convicted. "-Judge.
A young tenor obtained a hearing
before Il director of one of the provin-
cial theaters. He sang, but the man.
aver stopped him at the end of three or
four notes. every WELL" he said,
"leave me your address and I will
think of you if it should happen
"What do you mean by if it should
happcn?'" interrupted the young tenor.
"Why, if my theater should happen tt
burn" "WellP" II should engage
Won 10 cry .Fire?' w Y LedQer
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-01

One in faint should be laid on tie fiat
of his back, then loose his clothes and let
him alone.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-01

Best, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. BY druggists. soc.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-01
TRY GERMEA for breakfast.

All signs fail in dry times except the
legend mo Trust" in the saloons.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-01

When Baby was sick we gave her Castoria
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss. she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children. she gave them Castoria.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-01

The hair may be kept from falling out
after sickness by a frequent application to
the scalp of sage tea.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-01
WHAT A POSTAGE STAMP WILL DO.

The amount of chocol tie annually con
sumed is is $4,000, 600 pounds.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-01

A fever patient can be made cool and
comfortable by frequently spongng off
with soda water.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-01
CONSUMPTION.

which is ScrOGula oS tho Lungs, is nr-
rested and cured by this remedy IL taken be-
fore the lust stages of the disease ere reached.
From its marvellous power over this terribly
fatal disease, when first Off ring this now
celebrated remedy to tho public, Or. PIERCE
thought soriously of cGlhng IL his "Coii.
sumption Cure" but nhandoncc that
name us too limited for n- medicine wllich,
from it's wonderful combination Of tonic. or
strengthening, alternative, or hlood-clc,msing,
ant-bilious. pcctoral, and nutrltivc proper
tics is uncqiucd, not Ol9N Ps remedy Tor
consumption, but for all Chronic Dis
M thp
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-01

mORTURING, DISFIGURING, ITCHING,
| sealy and pimply diseases of the skin, scalp,
and blood with loss of hair, from infancy 10
old age are cured by the CUTICURA REMEDIES.
CUTIcURA REsoLvENT, the new blood purider.
cleanses the blood and perspiration of disease
CAUSE. ,
CUTIcURA, the great Skin Cure instantly
anays itching and Inflammation, clears the skin
and scalp of crusts, scales and sores, and re-
stores the Hair.
CuTICURA SOAP an exquisite Skin Beautiier,
is indispensable in treating skin diseases, baby
humors skin blemishes, chappcd and oily skin.
CyTIcURA REMEDIES are the great skin
beauthers.
Sold everywhere. Price, CUTIcURA, Soc
SOAP 25c.; RESOLVE 81. Prepared by the
PoTrERDRUa AND CHEMICAL Co.. Boston, Mass
rH Send for How TO Cure Skin Diseases"
mJNTED with the loveliest delicacy is the Skin
lin bathed with CUTIcURA INDICATED SOAP
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-01

To beet eggs quickly add pinch of salt.
Salt COO and CO eggs froth rapidly.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-01

.,uTRES All. HUMORs,

CURES ALL HUMORS,
fran n common EBIotch, or Eruption,
10 the worst ScrOfula. Salt rh cum,
Grover sOres,,, scaly or Rough
skin. in short, all diseases caused by bad
blood are conquered by this powerful, puri--
fying, and invigorating medicine; Great
Entipg Ulcers rapidly heal under rs be,
It's potency in curing Tctter, Rose Rash,
Hollis, Carbuncies, Sore Eyes. ser rt.i
uIous Sores and SWciiings, Zip
Eoiirc, or Thi elk Neck, and Enlarged
GLANDS. Send ten cents in stamps for a
diseases. or the same amount for II treatise
on Scrofulous Affections.
WTHE BLOOD rs TIE LIFE"
Thoroughly cleanse II by using Dr. Picrco'g
Golden medical DiscOvcrys and good
| digestion, n fair skin, buoynnt sPfr.
! its. and vital strength, Will be established.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-07-01
VANISHED LANDMARK.
Some of tho Passing Strange Innovations
of Texas Batting House.

of Texas Batting House.
A rather subdued stranger recently
entered an Austin restaurant and, TAX
ING a seat near the door. was soon con-
fronted by waiter. to whom he COM
municated his order. The meal was
soon before him, smoking hot, and as
the waiter was about to withdraw, the
stranger said:
'.Er-scc here; there are no flies in
this coffee"
.'Flies o, no, SIR" replied the man
with the apron and a napkin over his
shoulder.
81 had expected to meet them here
in fact, l had halfway promised to
why, heavens. / fail to recognize my
old barley-soup friend, the cock-roach"
.'There are no cockroaches in this
house, SIR" said the waiter, sternly.
'.And so the roach. too. has deserted
us. Well, well. Say, where's the
limp, wet napkin. with prune sauce on
one side and sweet oil on the other?"
"Our napkins are all fresh and new
ly Numbered"
Strange; It's passing strange.
Where is the variegated table-cloth
that looked like calico dress pattern
done up in coffee dregs and molassesP'
''Our table spreads are clean every
day, sir"
"Wel, we'll" Suddenly the man
commenced spearing around in the
butter dish with his fork. IL don't
find it," he murmured, sadly.
Don't find what?" snapped the
waiter.
HAS she gomez"
"IIas who gomez
1.-The bright-eyed divinity who used
to conceal samples of her auburn ring
lets every morning under the butter
lump She knew always looked for
ward with pleasure to those little
mcmentoes."
oar butter has no hair"
81 see," sighed the man, "bald as a
door-kaob Hasn't there been some
kind of change in he management o.
thi- pllce?'
yes"
"Al of the dear old familiar land
marks seem to have disappeared. L
this menagcrie?'
mo, that's biscuit"
Sure enough"
"Ah. distinctly remember it was only las
December
That / cooly calmly fondled such a biscui
DER and DER;
Then I broke the cover of it, and 1 may b
called false prophet,
If Il baked and blistered mouse did not 70
out upon the floor"
We have previously stated that tn
stranger was seated near the door, an
it was good thing for him that he was
The waiter made one wild break, bu
the subducd anticipator of a heart
meal fed.-IeGdS Sttings.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-28
Physiology as She is Taught.
Medical Record.

We should be much interested in seeing
a collection of examples of "Medicine as
She Is Taught" compiled from the green.
room experience OF our medical faculties
We fancy that the misconceptions of pub
lie school children would dwindle into
superlative iDsignifcance in comparison,
as the following illustrations taken from
the western press will show: A student
is asked to report case and responds
with this result:
"History of present illness: Stranded
himself and spit of brite red color.
Present condition: Have you any feaver
or mite swets?' NO. Very little eXpan-
shun of scapular in rite. Fisical exam
inashun: Exaggerated breading, herd
friction sounds. Herd shores valves
(this statement much puzzled the exam
iners, ultimately they concluded the can
didate referred to 'sonOrous rales)
Prognosis: Can't be cured, but can be
sent to I9eXico.n
While too much should not be inferred
from such specimens, the selections from
English as She is Taught" showing
physiology as She is Taught" in our
public schools are not only amusing, but
have a suggestive interest. We append
them here:
"The stomach is a small pear-shaped
bone situated in the body.
The gastric juice keeps the bones
from breaking.
1.-The Chyle flows up the middle of the
backbone and reaches the heart where it
meets the oxygen and is purified.
"The salivary glands are used to sail
vate the body.
"PhysillogI9Y is 20 study about your
bones stummick and vertebry.
"Occupations which are injurious to
health are carbolic acid gas which is i'm
pure blood.
"We have an upper and lower skin.
The lower skin moves all the time and
the upper skin moves when we do.
'In the stomach starch Is changed to
cane sugar and cane sugar to sugar cane.
"The olfactory nerve enters the cavity
of the orbit and is developed into q spe-
cial sense of hearing.
"The growth of tooth begins in the
back of the mouth and extends 10 the
stomach.
"If we were on railroad track and the
train was coming the train would deafen
our ears so that we couldn't see to get
off the track.
"The body is mostly composed Of
water, and about one-half is avaricious
tissue"
Such examination answers as the above
lead one to the suspicion that the mys
teries of the human body are not made
very clear to the public school children
Physiology and anatomy are difficult
studies. Correct notions of our body
and its functions can only be obtained by
objective teaching, and then only where
the student has some maturity of general
knowledge. These studies should, there
faEe, be placed as late SIS possible in
school courses.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-28
The old circus Man galks.
Chicago Herald. -css.

"There are 400 men workin On them
tents over there" he said, pointing to
the busting scene across the street.
"They're h"rd workin' devils, ike my
self, but we're al powerful glad to get q
weeks stand in city like th7. When
the show is a-jumpin from town to town
g teller doesn't get much rest. He's
a-haulin' and a-poundin' day and night,
and cussin' between times. Why are
circus seats psinted blue? For the
same reason, | suppose, that Chinese
laundry signs are painted red. I've been
in the business since Van Amburg started
out and l never saw circus seat that
wasn't blue. See that Teller drivin' the
big den? That's 'Denmau' = thompson.
He's been drivin' the star den Tor Fore
paugh ever siuce rs, and he's never
happy unless he's got ten horse~ in hand.
Den is q haulin' the street pc rSde lions
now. You oughter see HIN when
he's got his spGDgles on. He's prouder
then than julius Caesar ever was.
But Denis great act is driVin', ten horses.
He always fills his pockets iull of stones
before he climbs up on the box, so as to
keep moyln'. When one of the leaders
gets to prancin' or belkin' Den rises up
in his seat, takes 2 stone out of his
pocket, and lets ne beast have it right
from the should, Z. Den wouldn't do this
if he could reu3h the leaders with his
whip. But he can't, you know, and so he
throws stores.
"That elephant puGcher with the black
SLOUGH hat ana hurseh2ir beard has been
monkeyin' arouud trunks and worries
ever since Dan Rice went into the bust
ness. He knows now to get an elephant
out of a car hetter'n any man in the
country. All he's got to do with Fore
paugh's herd is ~ touch 'em up under
the fore leg, aud they step from the door
of the car To the ground unassisted.
There was time, you know, when
they used to use q gang plank to unload
an elephant. They don't do it any more
since they found that the beast can get
out of a box car Just as easy as human
being. Old Bolivar is the biggest ele-
plant in the world, ant he gets out of
car Just as pretty as c travelin' man.
You notice the six men drive a stake.
Twenty years ago tent man
would call you sn idiot if you would
have told him that more than three
men could drive stake ct the same time,
That all goes to show the progress that
is goin' on ell the time in tent pitchin'.
The people here will miss one thing in the
to-m0rroT-that's the steam
calliope. Il was smashed in an accident
in Ohio the other day, and the Teller who
used TO play it has gone to drlv1n' the
ri riot -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-28
Two Gents a Mile.
Chicago Herald.


The Legislature of Michigan has before
it a bill fixing the passenger tariff on rail-
roads within the state at 2 cents mile.
The measure has passed one branch of the
Legislature by sweeping majority and it
is believed that it will meet with similar
favor in the other. 1t is probable that
some such action as this will be taken in
other states before long if the railroads
DO not themselves anticipate it by reduC-
ing their fares.
Under the pass system it was held to
be fact that the deadhead business pre-
vented reductions in rates to peop.e who
did not enjoy such favors. 1t certainly
caused the railroads to carry g large per-
Centage of their passengers for nothing,
and presumably forced them to collect
enough from those who did pay to make
up their losses on those who did not pay
Under the new law the greater part of the
pass business has been cut off, and most
of the people who travel any distance now
adays pay their fare. Reports of the net
and gross earnings of the principal roads
during the past month, which is fairly re-
preventative of the effects of the law on
the transportation business of the coun-
try, show that both have largely in
creased, and that in net earnings, psrticu-
larly, the railroads have rarely made
better showing of profit than they now
do. 1t would be remarkable if they had
not done so. The effect of the Interstate
commerce law has been to increase
receipts frou both the passenger and
the freight traffic. The immediate
cutting of of passes has brought to the
ticket Office thousands of people who
nevertboughta ticket before. The long and
short haul clause has served to increase
through rates rather than to decrease
local rates, so that in both instances the
receipts of railroads, if affected at all,
have been increased rather than diminish
ed on the same business.
Perhaps the most convincing proof
that the railroad managers have not
as yet shown disposition to make
the best of the situation is found
in the fact that they nave I'D
mittedly accepted disadvantages which
they have derived under the law, while
many of them are striving to be relieved
from the necessity of giving the people
the benefits which ere their right under
the law. Sooner or later rates must adjust
themselves TO the new conditions. If the
railroads do not themselves move in the
direction which is logically open TO them,
the state legislatures will be inclined to
urge them along.